Fire's on - Lapstone tunnel by Arthur Streeton, 1891

Australia, 1978

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Episode number 1 of Series “The Australian eye I”.
The death of a workman during blasting of the railway tunnel at Lapstone in the NSW Blue Mountains in 1891 was Arthur Streeton’s inspiration for this painting. Streeton’s vivid description of the accident in a letter to his artist friend Tom Roberts is included in the commentary. Written by David Muir and edited by Ian Walker.

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Credits

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Film Australia

director

David Muir

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

The Australian eye I

Group of items

The Australian eye I

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013183

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Roberts, Tom, 1856-1931

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

History → History

People → Roberts, Tom, 1856-1931

People → Streeton, Arthur, Sir, 1867-1943

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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